- ABC News
- November 29, 2017
Mike Gundy has decided to stay at Oklahoma State after sources said he met with Tennessee athletic director John Currie earlier Tuesday in Dallas about the Volunteers' head-coaching vacancy. Gundy took to Twitter on Tuesday night to announce his intentions.? A former Cowboys quarterback, Gundy, 50, has spent 23 of his 28 years in coaching at Oklahoma State, the last 13 as head coach. Since 2010, he has led the Cowboys to at least 10 wins five times and guided them to an outright Big 12 title in 2011. Oklahoma State is one of only seven schools to appear in every set of College Football Playoff rankings since 2015. The Cowboys (9-3) are No. 19 this week. This is the second time Tennessee has made a run at Gundy. The Vols met with him prior to hiring Butch Jones in 2013, but Gundy also decided then to remain at his alma mater. The Vols were prepared to make Gundy one of the highest-paid coaches in the SEC, sources said Tuesday. Tennessee also has reached out to ...